The Portland Trail Blazers won three of the first four games in this series, but Game 5 was all about the Houston Rockets. Clutch City defeated Rip City 108-98, in what was the first contest of the series that was decided by double digits.
The teams remaining in the Stanley Cup playoffs were cut in half after a thrilling first round, which saw the lower-seeded team win four of the eight series. There’s still plenty of hockey to be played, meaning plenty of opportunities for the alert bettor to cash in.
The Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers certainly aren’t strangers, and the teams will face off in the second round of the postseason, just their first postseason meeting since way back in 2008. In that series, the Penguins made quick work of the Rangers en route to the Stanley Cup Final.
On the season the Mariners have an Over/Under record of 13-11 and a run-line W/L record of 14-11 and the Yankees have an Over/Under record of 12-14 and a run-line W/L record of 13-13.
The New York Mets will make the trip out to Denver to open a four-game series with the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night. The Rockies return home red hot, having won five games on their six-game road trip, while the Mets also have five wins in their last six games, with a day off on Wednesday after their game in Philadelphia was rained out.
The Brewers will aim to continue their dominance when they travel to Cincinnati on Thursday to start a four-game series with the Reds.
The Warriors head home to play Los Angeles on Thursday, trying to force a pivotal game seven if they can find a way beat the Clippers who now hold a 3-2 advantage in the Western Conference series after they downed Golden State at home on Tuesday.
This year top seeds are getting challenged more than any time in recent memory. Indiana has been pushed to the edge needing to win the final two games of their series to move to the next round…and avoid embarrassment.
